Device for holding sheets and bedclothes in place



Sept. 11, 1934. E. F. CHAMBLESS 1,972,919

DEVICE FOR HOLDING SHEETS AND BEDCLOTHES IN PLACE I Filed July 22. 1952 E wiii ii" 7' 7 K @AQ' Patented Sept. 11, 1934 DEVICE FOR HOLDING srnm'rs AND BED- CLOTHES IN PLACE Ersyl F. Chambless, Chicago, 111.

Application July 22, 1932, Serial No. 624,026

1 Claim. (Cl. -320) This invention relates to devices for holding sheets and bed clothes in place, and is more par ticularly directed to devices for holding this type of bed clothing against being kicked loose or otherwise displaced from the desired position on the bed.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, I provide a cloth pocket fitting around the lower end of the mattress and over the lower end of 1 the sheet or other bed clothing to hold the same in position. Where a box spring is employed the pocket may fit around the lower end of the box spring. The pocket is preferably provided with means along its sides for permitting opening of the same to allow the upper part of the pocket to be folded back for facilitating insertion or removal of the sheet or other bed clothes.

The pocket may be madegi wool, or other suitable material, for warmth in winter, or it may be made of loosely woven material to-hold the covers in place without discomfort in summer. The

pocket preferably is of such extent as to reach up to about the knees of an adult, but it is also contemplated to make the pocket of sufficient depth to extend loosely up to the armpits of a child, to

hold the child within the bed. In either case the pocket is preferably sufliciently loose so that it will not cause any discomfort.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a pocket, formed either integral with, or separate from the bed clothing, for holding the bed clothing in position despite movements of the occupant in the bed, the pocket being provided with suitable fastening means along its sides to 85 allow opening of the pocket for insertion and removal of the bed clothing.

In order that those skilled in the art may more readily understand the construction and use of my novel invention, I shall now describe the same in detail in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a bed in which the bed clothing is held in position by a device embodylng my present invention;

.' Figure 2 is a partial sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing in detail the manner in which the pocket holds the bed clothing in position; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a 5 modification.

dicated generally at 8, of any usual or well known type. Resting upon the spring 8 is the mattress 9, on the top of which is positioned a sheet 10. Lying over the sheet 10 is a second sheet 11 which, during the summer, is usually the only covering 3 for the occupant of the bed. The sheet 11 extends down over the end of the mattress, and terminates in an underlapped portion 12, on the lower side of the mattress 9.

A cloth pocket 13, of a size to conform to the 5 size of the mattress 9, and fitting over the sheets 10 and 11, is secured over the end of the mattress and extends upwardly any desired distance toward the head end 5 of the bed. This pocket may be formed of wool, or other suitable material, for warmth in winter, or of loosely woven material for holding the sheet 11 in position without discomfort to the occupant of the bed in summer. For adults, the pocket 13 preferably extends a distance suflicient to reach to the approximate posi- 7 tion of the knees of the person in the bed, but, in the case of small children, it may be desirable to extend the pocket upwardly a sufficient distance to reach to the armpits of the child, in order to hold the child in position. In either case, the so pocket is preferably made with a relatively loose fit with respect to the mattress 9, in order to avoid discomfort.

It is obvious that in place of the spring 8 and mattress 9, a box spring mattress of any type might be used, and the pocket might be formed to fit over the end thereof.

The pocket 13 is provided with split sides, indicated at 14, which sides are preferably provided with an interlocking fastening device, such as that of the type commonly known as a zipper type of fastener. Such a fastening device is indicated at 15. It is obvious that any other suitable means of fastening the sides may be provided, such as by snap fasteners, hooksv and eyes, or the like. The purpose of providing the split sides is to allow the upper portion of the cover to be folded over to facilitate insertion and removal of the to the bed frame, either to the side boards 7, or to the spring 8, although such attachment is not necessary.

In Figure '3, I have shown a modified form of pocket which is formed integral with the sheet. In this embodiment, the sheet is indicated at 16, and preferably is provided with the under portion 1'7 which, together with the fastening devices 18,- along the opposite sides of the pocket, serves to provide a pocket at the lower portion of the sheet for holding the sheet in position at the foot end of the bed. It will be noted, in this embodiment, that the pocket extends for a substantial distance along the length of the sheet, this being the type .of pocket used for beds for small children and the like. It is obvious that blankets may be formed in the same manner as the sheet 16, with the pocket formation at the lower end thereof fitting about the lower end of the mattress to hold the bed clothing in position. The fastening means 18 may, as before, be of the zipper type as shown, or of and other suitable or preferred form.

I do not intend to be limited to the exact details shown and described in the illustrated embodiment of my invention, but only in so far as and fitting about the foot end only of the mattress and about the foot end of the bed clothing to hold the bed clothing in place upon the mattress, said pocket member being formed of thin sheet-like material and relatively short extending at top and bottom toward the head end of the bed only to an extent to hold the bed clothing in place and a distance insuflicient to afford covering forthe occupant of the bed whereby a thin I sheet or the like may be held in place in warm weather without a blanket or other full length cover and the occupant may enter and leave the bed with said pocket member in closed position upon the foot end of the mattress and the adjacent end of the bed clothin said pocket having pocket slits extending longitudinally of the edges of the pocket, and quick opening interlocking fastening means at opposite sides of said pocket member and correlated to said slits to facilitate opening and closing the pocket member for application and removal of said'pocket member to and irom the foot end of the mattress and the bed clothing thereon.

ERSYL F. CHAMBLESS. 

